RED WALL voters in Wales want the energy industry taken back into public ownership, according to a survey published today.

The research by Unite shows that 58 per cent of voters in Red Wall parliamentary seats — Labour constituencies that turned Tory in 2019 — support taking the energy industry back into public ownership.

Unite also said that if the gas and electricity industries had been in public hands, a staggering £45 billion would have been available to protect consumers from rising world energy prices and they would have paid £1,800 less on their bills.